Chattanooga 4, Belmont 3
Chattanooga women 4, Belmont 3
March 22, UTC Tennis Complex, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Doubles (for one team point)
1. Ballard/Zhukova (UTC) d. Bradley/Rhodes (BEL), 8-1
2. Johansson/Pozo (BEL) d. Beata Knizat/Harpe (UTC), 8-3
3. Adams/Parris (UTC) d. Conyer/Griffith (BEL), 8-0
Singles
1. Anastasia Zhukova (UTC) d. Linda Johansson (BEL), 6-0, 6-3
2. Lindsey Ballard (UTC) d. Tatiana Pozo (BEL), 6-1, 7-6
3. Elizabeth Conyer (BEL) d. Talita Bragato (UTC), 6-2, 6-1
4. Bonnie Adams (UTC) d. April Bradley (BEL), 6-2, 6-2
5. Katie Rhodes (BEL) d. Maureen Parris (UTC), 2-6, 7-6, 10-4
6. Christina Griffith (BEL) d. Emily Harpe (UTC), 6-4, 6-3
Team records: UTC (6-9); Belmont (4-7)
Charlotte 4, Davidson 3
DAVIDSON, N.C. ? Davidson saw its five-match dual winning streak come to an end when the Wildcats fell to cross-county rival Charlotte 49ers, 4-3, on the road in women’s tennis action Wednesday afternoon. The Wildcats fell to 10-5 overall with the non-conference loss, while the 49ers remained unbeaten at home improving to 6-0 and 8-3 overall.
Georgia Southern 5, Morehead State 2
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STATESBORO, Ga. - Rebounding from a difficult loss to UNC-Greensboro last Sunday, the Georgia Southern women’s tennis team took the doubles point and won four singles matches to set down visiting Morehead State 5-2 Wednesday afternoon.
“It was great to come back with a win after our setback last weekend,” head coach Amy Bonner said. “The ladies turned last weekends match into motivation for their win today.”
Georgia Southern (4-9, 1-2 SoCon) captured the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches and swept the No. 2 thru 5 spots in singles play.
Senior Kim Wollett (Ocala, Fla./Belleview) and junior Heather Reynolds (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) were perfect on the day, winning both of their matches. Wollett set down Morehead’s Leah Lobnitz 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, and combined with partner Jessica Matlosz (Alpharetta, Ga./Centennial) to win handily at the No. 3 doubles spot, 8-1. Reynolds earned a victory over Megan Sammons 6-4, 6-0 at the 5th spot in singles and, along with senior Szilvia Zsakay, (Szekesfehervar, Hungary/Bugat Pal) came away with the 8-4 edge at No. 2 doubles.
Zsakay and freshman Lauren Wolken (Longwood, Fla./Lyman) each had hard fought battles in singles. Zsakay fell to Mariana Weschenfelder 3-6, 7-6(4), 8-10, while Wolken emerged victorious 4-6, 6-0, 10-7.
The Lady Eagles return to Southern Conference play this weekend with road stops at Furman and Wofford. Georgia Southern will battle the Paladins Saturday, (Mar25) at 1 p.m. in Greenville, S.C., then head 45 minutes up I-85 to Spartanburg to take on Wofford Sunday, (Mar. 26) at noon.
GSU 5, MSU 2
Doubles
1. Weschenfelder/Lobnitz (MSU) def. Maddox/Wolken (GSU) 8-5
2. Zsakay/Reynolds (GSU) def. Chiaparini/Ferreira (MSU) 8-4
3. Wollett/Matlosz (GSU) def. Sammons/Butt (MSU 8-1
Singles
1. Mariana Weschenfelder (MSU) def. Szilvia Zsakay (GSU) 6-3, 6-7(4) , 10-8
2. Molly Maddox (GSU) def. Fernanda Chiaparini (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Lauren Wolken (GSU) def. Laura Ferreira (MSU) 4-6, 6-0, 10-7
4. Kim Wollett (GSU) def. Leah Lobnitz (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Heather Reynolds (GSU) def. Megan Sammons (MSU) 6-4, 6-0
6. Heather Butt (MSU) def. Shea Huxtable (GSU) 6-1, 6-3 |
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Western Carolina 5, UNC Asheville 2
Cullowhee, N.C. - Using four singles victories and one in doubles, the Western Carolina women's tennis team opened the on-campus Catamount Athletic Complex by defeating mountain rival, UNC Asheville 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The match, which had been rescheduled from late February, was Western's first-ever on the new courts.
Western took the early 1-0 lead when the sophomore duo of Trish Hanson and Mariona Trilla Jane defeated UNC Asheville's Rachel Rhoney and Mary Katherine Fitzgerald, 8-6, at number one doubles. At the second seed, WCU's Susanna Sjokvist and Holly Stocks trailed 7-4 before closing to within one point, 7-6, but the Bulldogs' pair of Lindsay Boykin and Whitney Abbott evened the match at one apiece with the 8-6 win.
In singles competition, Hanson defeated Asheville's Rhoney 6-0 and 6-2 to give Western a short-lived lead, 2-to-1. But UNCA (3-8) answered back as Whitney Abbott defeated Stocks, 6-3, 6-1, to knot the match back at two games a piece.
The Catamounts (3-10) would close things out, however, winning the final three singles bouts to secure the win with neither side contesting at the sixth seed. Freshman walk-on, Carley Abbott, earned her first career victory, defeating the Bulldogs' Isabel Carson in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 at number five. After winning the first set, 7-6, Sjokvist closed out the number two battle with a 6-2 win. In the day's final battle, Trilla Jane fell behind early by dropping the first set, 6-4, but rallied with back-to-back 6-2 tallies to win at number three.
Western returns to action on Thursday afternoon, hosting rival Appalachian State in the Southern Conference home opener for the Catamounts. Match time is set for 2:30 pm at the Catamount Athletic Complex.